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Kaiser, SBCL To Automate Pap Smear Screening
CEO SUMMARY: Two of the country’s largest Pap screen testing organizations are preparing to introduce automated primary screening into their laboratories. NeoPath’s con- tracts with SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories and Kaiser Permanente mark the beginning of a new market cycle…
Rate of Change Follows a Geometric Curve
JANUARY WAS A WILD MONTH FOR COMPANIES OFFERING automated cytology products. January opened with new CPT codes for automated cytology procedures taking effect. January closed with news that the FDA’s advisory panel, convened on January 28, recommended approval of the PMA supplement of NeoPath, Inc…
Automated Pap Screening Gains Recommendation
CEO SUMMARY: Automated cytology technology received a big boost when the FDA’s advisory panel voted to recommend that the FDA approve, with conditions, NeoPath’s AutoPap® System as a primary Pap Smear Screener. The company still awaits final FDA approval on this matter….
Neuromedical’s PAPNET® Undergoing Enhancement
CEO SUMMARY: Financial pressures and a falling stock price impelled Neuromedical Systems, Inc. to revamp its sales and marketing plan for the PAPNET® System. During 1998, expect a new sales approach that supports a product with enhanced capabilities. Neuromedical is developing overseas m…
Automated Cytology Technology To Come Into Its Own In 1998
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1997’s Top Ten Lab Stories Predict New Directions
CEO SUMMARY: Events during 1997 reveal that the laboratory industry continues to undergo fundamental change. Yet even amidst the industry’s downsizing, selected laboratory organizations continue to flourish. Here is THE DARK REPORT’s annual look at top stories for the year. A careful …
To Protect Pathology Profits: Understand Managed Care
CEO SUMMARY: On November 8, 1997, THE DARK REPORT convened a private symposium restricted only to pathologists. The sole purpose of this event was to identify how pathologists could preserve and enhance their income. Within the confidential setting of a plush resort in Scottsdale, Arizona…
“December 29, 1997 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
AmeriPath, Inc. is at it again. On December 19, company officials announced the acquisition of two more pathology practices. The practices are The Dermatopathology Laboratory in Pittsburgh and Laboratory Physicians in Jacksonville. More acquisition a…
“November 17, 1997 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
Neuromedical Systems’ PapNet® procedure is included in the new CPT codes covering automated cytology. The CPT codes take effect on January 1, 1998. Expect to see a flurry of announcements that selected managed care plans will reimburse for automated cytology procedures. MORE …
“October 27, 1997 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
First confirmation that CPT codes for automated cytology are on the way comes from NeoPath, Inc. in Redmond, Washington. The company announced that, effective January 1, 1998, CPT code 88152 will cover the procedure involving NeoPath’s AutoPap® 300 QC System for Pap smear rescreen…
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